🔗 Share this article Sovereign to Broadcast Personal Message on Illness in Nationwide Broadcast His Majesty has taped a intimate address regarding his journey with cancer, which will be broadcast as part of this year's annual cancer awareness drive, spearheaded by a leading cancer charity and a television broadcaster. The royal household said the King would talk about his "path to recovery" as a cancer patient, in a recorded address on Friday at the evening slot. The address, taped inside his London residence two weeks ago, will highlight the importance of preventative health checks to ensure more people catch the disease at an initial point. This constitutes a infrequent public commentary on the health of the King, who has been in a course of therapy since his condition was announced in early last year. Analysts suggest doubtful the King will specify his particular diagnosis. Fundraising Central Purpose The Stand Up To Cancer event each year collects money for scientific studies and treatment and prompts people to get health assessments to boost the odds of an early diagnosis. The King's relative openness about his condition, and living with cancer, has been intended to promote education and to get more people to get tested - and this will be advanced with this exceptional royal involvement. To date the King's key philosophy to his cancer has been to keep working, upholding a hectic timetable despite his ongoing course of therapy, and he seems not to have sought to be overshadowed by his condition. This year has seen the 77-year-old Monarch, taking several overseas trips, including to Italy and Canada, and receiving the highest tally of foreign dignitaries to the UK for decades, featuring the German president in recent days. Friday's Special Show The upcoming charity programme on Channel 4, presented by celebrities like a team of famous hosts, will encourage people not to be scared of getting preventative tests. Each presenter have been personally touched by cancer - one host disclosed last month she had undergone surgery for the disease, while Clare Balding was diagnosed with thyroid cancer over a decade ago. Host Hills has previously spoken about his father, who had stomach cancer and then later leukaemia. The broadcast will target the approximate 9m people in the UK who health organisations state are not current with NHS screening schemes, with an website to let people determine if they are able for examinations for key health indicators. In an bid to explain screenings and demonstrate the importance of timely identification there will be a real-time transmission from treatment centres at medical facilities in Cambridge. "The goal is to remove the anxiety out of cancer screening and prove the public that they are not on their own in this," said a presenter. Available Screening Programmes At present in the UK, there are several key national health screening services - for bowel, breast and cervical cancer - available to specific demographics. A new scheme for lung health is also being slowly rolled out for anyone at increased risk of contracting the condition, specifically targeting people aged 55-74 years old, who currently smoke or were former smokers. Male patients may enquire about specific tests, but there is lacking a standardised service in place. Charitable Impact The charity campaign, which has collected £113m over the past decade, is supporting dozens of medical projects encompassing thousands of patients. The Monarch, in a address for guests at a gathering for support groups in April, had referred to acknowledging the "daunting and at times alarming reality" for those diagnosed and their support networks. But he noted his personal journey of managing cancer had revealed that "the darkest moments of illness can be alleviated by the support of carers," as he praised those who looked after those receiving treatment. Official sources has not revealed what kind of cancer the King has, or what treatment he has been given. The King's cancer was discovered following he had had a prostate procedure.
His Majesty has taped a intimate address regarding his journey with cancer, which will be broadcast as part of this year's annual cancer awareness drive, spearheaded by a leading cancer charity and a television broadcaster. The royal household said the King would talk about his "path to recovery" as a cancer patient, in a recorded address on Friday at the evening slot. The address, taped inside his London residence two weeks ago, will highlight the importance of preventative health checks to ensure more people catch the disease at an initial point. This constitutes a infrequent public commentary on the health of the King, who has been in a course of therapy since his condition was announced in early last year. Analysts suggest doubtful the King will specify his particular diagnosis. Fundraising Central Purpose The Stand Up To Cancer event each year collects money for scientific studies and treatment and prompts people to get health assessments to boost the odds of an early diagnosis. The King's relative openness about his condition, and living with cancer, has been intended to promote education and to get more people to get tested - and this will be advanced with this exceptional royal involvement. To date the King's key philosophy to his cancer has been to keep working, upholding a hectic timetable despite his ongoing course of therapy, and he seems not to have sought to be overshadowed by his condition. This year has seen the 77-year-old Monarch, taking several overseas trips, including to Italy and Canada, and receiving the highest tally of foreign dignitaries to the UK for decades, featuring the German president in recent days. Friday's Special Show The upcoming charity programme on Channel 4, presented by celebrities like a team of famous hosts, will encourage people not to be scared of getting preventative tests. Each presenter have been personally touched by cancer - one host disclosed last month she had undergone surgery for the disease, while Clare Balding was diagnosed with thyroid cancer over a decade ago. Host Hills has previously spoken about his father, who had stomach cancer and then later leukaemia. The broadcast will target the approximate 9m people in the UK who health organisations state are not current with NHS screening schemes, with an website to let people determine if they are able for examinations for key health indicators. In an bid to explain screenings and demonstrate the importance of timely identification there will be a real-time transmission from treatment centres at medical facilities in Cambridge. "The goal is to remove the anxiety out of cancer screening and prove the public that they are not on their own in this," said a presenter. Available Screening Programmes At present in the UK, there are several key national health screening services - for bowel, breast and cervical cancer - available to specific demographics. A new scheme for lung health is also being slowly rolled out for anyone at increased risk of contracting the condition, specifically targeting people aged 55-74 years old, who currently smoke or were former smokers. Male patients may enquire about specific tests, but there is lacking a standardised service in place. Charitable Impact The charity campaign, which has collected £113m over the past decade, is supporting dozens of medical projects encompassing thousands of patients. The Monarch, in a address for guests at a gathering for support groups in April, had referred to acknowledging the "daunting and at times alarming reality" for those diagnosed and their support networks. But he noted his personal journey of managing cancer had revealed that "the darkest moments of illness can be alleviated by the support of carers," as he praised those who looked after those receiving treatment. Official sources has not revealed what kind of cancer the King has, or what treatment he has been given. The King's cancer was discovered following he had had a prostate procedure.